Stenus lenkoranus Puthz, 1970

Serri, Sayeh & Frisch, Johannes, 2016, Species diversity, chorology, and biogeography of the Steninae MacLeay, 1825 of Iran, with comparative notes on Scopaeus Erichson, 1839 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 63 (1), pp. 17-44 : 28

Stenus lenkoranus Puthz, 1970 Fig. 23 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus lenkoranus was described as a subspecies of Stenus nanus Stephens, 1833 ( Puthz 1970b: 211), but later raised to species rank ( Ryvkin 1990: 158). The species is hitherto known from Azerbaijan and Iran only. The first records for Iran originate from the South Caspian mountains, Mt Sabalan in West Azarbaijan, and the northwestern Zagros in Ilam (Fig. 23 ).

Biogeographical characterization.

We propose an expansive Caspian distribution for Stenus lenkoranus .

Figures

Figures 19 - 24. Distribution of Steninae in Iran. 19. Stenus mendicus species group: △ Stenus alienigenus, ○ Stenus ignotus, ● Stenus orientis; 20. Stenus ochropus - ludyi - coarcticollis species group: □ Stenus barbarae, ▲ Stenus confrater, ▲ Stenus darius, ● Stenus derwisch, △ Stenus guilanensis, ■ Stenus kambyses, ● Stenus martensi, ○ Stenus ochropus, ■ Stenus pieperi, ➕ Stenus ressli, ➕ Stenus wittmeri; 21. Stenus pallitarsis species group: ● Stenus arabicus, △ Stenus butrintensis, ○ Stenus claritarsis; 22. Stenus picipes species group: ○ Stenus ganglbaueri, ● Stenus picipes; 23. Stenus pusillus species group: □ Stenus lenkoranus, ● Stenus machulkai, ● Stenus viti; 24. Stenus similis species group: △ Stenus bernhauerianus, ■ Stenus cicindeloides, ○ Stenus similis.